Lake Merritt and the City of Oakland and USRowing are hosting the 2018 US Rowing Masters National Championships at Lake Merritt which started Thursday August 16 and go to August 19, 2018 (racing daily from 8 am to 6 pm).

Sunny and warm in Oakland today, and Lake Merritt is a bustling pile of rowers and boats on day 1 of Nationals. Racing kicked off this morning, shortly after 8am, and will continue until just after 6pm. With… https://t.co/F8rBkeBvYS

The US Rowing National Championships are free for spectators to attend and there are local food trucks every day from 11 am to 7 pm, as well as a beer garden featuring local breweries daily from noon to 8 pm and races on the lake all day from 8 am to 6 pm.